Zillur Rahman

When the interim government assumed office following the upheaval of July-August 2024, it took on a nation still trembling from shock.

A landslide victory often feels like a coronation. Streets erupt, social media lights up, and the mandate seems unassailable.

Bangladesh is heading into one of the most consequential elections in its history.

After a long stretch away from the country, Tarique Rahman's return to Bangladesh marks the beginning of a tougher chapter, one that's about real responsibility, not symbolic.

Money moves more quickly than ever in the modern world. However, not all money is what it seems or claims to be. While some subtly advance hidden interests and undermine accountability, others create opportunity, institutions, and trust.

Several journalists have been killed in the last two years alone.

A year after the uprising, Bangladeshi media is still under political, institutional and psychological pressure.

Hope for change, rebirth, and the restoration of the republic remains weakened after a year.